As a viewer and a mother I don't either... but as a daughter I would definitely see her action as such. Which doesn't mean she was wrong, mind me, in her shoes I would have done exactly the same thing. Still, I doubt that Buffy would understand her reasons. One thing that makes me think that she wouldn't forgive her mother (at least not so easily and quickly) is that while she has forgiven everyone and everything, she has had huge issues in forgiving Faith and I believe that it's because of Angel. But I may be biased in this because I think that Angel is Buffy's biggest flaw and when it comes to him, she can be pretty dumb and unreasonable.



But she was addressing Willow as well and it surprised me to discover that Buffy had been nurturing a grudge (sort of) toward both of them and been able to keep it to herself for so long. This is an interesting trait of her personality imo



I couldn't agree more with you! I'm a single parent too and I know very well how hard it is. i don't understand why some fans could be so unforgiving toward Joyce. Yes, she made mistakes but surely not more than other more loved characters.